Tag: Military

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Presidential Elections: Will Brazil Be Condemned to Repeat Its Authoritarian Past?

For 21 years Brazil has experienced a brutal military dictatorship which lasted from 1964-1985. ...

For a Time, Brazil’s Samba Was a Weapon Against the Dictatorship

As the world gets into the Carnaval spirit, we look at how Brazilian music ...

The Whole World Is Mad, But Brazil Has Lost Its Capacity for Indignation

During the military regime, some Brazilians abroad dared to denounce the torture occurring in ...

10,000 Brazilian Troops on War Games to Defend Brazil’s Oil and Nukes

Thousands of Brazilian military men have been very active. Brazil is holding military exercises ...

Brazil Spends US$ 27 Bi and Is Leader in Military Spending in Latin America

According to the latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI, Brazil ...

Will US See Brazil-France Alliance as Declaration of War? Brazil Won’t Care

The recently signed agreements between Brazil and France are about much more than the ...

Brazil Dictatorship’s Legacy: a First-World War Industry

Brazil has become a high-tech and growing civil-military power in the same league as ...

Brazil to Adopt Rapid Strike Force as New Military Model

The Brazilian government neither intends nor is it planning a massive troop build-up along ...

With Brazil Leading Way, South America Spends Record US$ 50 Bi with Military

Thanks mostly to Brazil and Paraguay, military expenditure in the twelve countries that comprise ...

Four Policemen Arrested in Case of Murdered Brazilian Journalist

It was announced that four members of Brazil's military police were arrested on March ...